My hot-tempered husband.

I don’t know how to start, but I feel like I need to let this out. I’m an Asian woman married to an Algerian man, and we’re living in my country.

I love him, but I can’t take it anymore. He keeps repeating the same behavior, and I’m exhausted. I thought he would change, but he never does. His temper gets the best of him.

Today, our business didn’t go well, and he got angry at me. It’s like I’m his outlet for frustration. He lashed out, throwing and breaking our business items, even kicking them. To be honest, I felt so ashamed—ashamed of what he did to me and ashamed as a woman. He made me feel like I have no dignity left.

Everyone was watching as he lost control. I was worried someone might intervene and things could escalate, but he doesn’t think about that. He acts like he’s still in his country, without considering the consequences.

To anyone reading this, my advice is simple: don’t get married if you’re going to abuse your partner physically or mentally. Don’t marry someone just to escape your own country because you think other places will give you better opportunities. And if things don’t work out, don’t take your regrets and frustrations out on your spouse.

No one deserves to be treated this way.